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Form of workYou’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.
Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.It starts withYOU.At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that?
There’s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. [It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.](https://app.altrulabs.com/kcc/career_page)Scope: The NA External Contract Manufacturing Operations Consultant for Kimberly-Clark Professional will strategically identify and manage External Contract Manufacturing (ECM) operations and internal KC base sheet suppliers to drive end-to-end supply chain excellence for KCP North America. This role will also align with regional enterprise initiatives and ensure suppliers meet expectations in compliance (social, regulatory and quality), customer service, production conformance, total delivered cost savings, and delivery of innovation commitments.
This includes establishing a strategic relationship with the ECMs and the KCP NA categories to support alternatively sourced solutions and drive sector profitability, mix management and business growth objectives. This role is responsible for coordination of external manufactured products and internal base sheet servicing Towel, Tissue, Wiper, Partnership Products, and Home Professional categories within KCP NA. This includes involvement in plans for current and future external production capacities as well as manufacturing solutions to meet business needs.*Principal Accountabilities:** Ensure supply and deliver top tier customer service: proactively assess risks, capacity, capabilities and alternate options within the ECM network to ensure supply and deliver top tier customer service.* *Capable and robust ECM network: proactively identify, develop and assess manufacturing designs, capacity and capability within the supply network or alternate supply sources, to deliver the current and strategic business plans.Supply activation- must be able to own, lead and project manage different initiatives and priorities with strong sense of urgency and agility.* *Relationship Management- build strong relationships with leaders and operating teams of ECMs, internal regional ECM leaders and cross functional business partners.Ensure compliance: collaborate with respective functions to achieve objectives in regulatory, social, quality, supply agreements, procurement and financial compliance.* *Improve product costs: achieve cost improvement annually across the end-to-end supply chain.Improve & control working & physical capital: optimize working capital through supplier reliability initiatives to achieve optimal days inventory and deliver target On Time In Full.*Basic Qualifications:** Regular planned visits to strategic and core suppliers for standardized operational assessments and alignment with senior supplier leadership. Utilize visual controls and balanced scorecards with strategic and core suppliers to drive control and identify improvement opportunities. Drive resolution and deliver effective stakeholder management to mitigate supply disruptions aligned with situational roles & responsibilities standards. Collaborate with the Social Responsibility and Regulatory teams to develop and execute annual supplier audit plans and drive timely & effective corrective actions with suppliers. Lead engagements with suppliers to identify and activate manufacturing reliability improvement programs focused on speed, waste, and delay. Collaborate with R&E to identify Design for Value and Design for Reliability opportunities within products, packages, and processes. Use financial information and analysis to support fact-based business decisions to support successful implementation of cost transformation and renovation projects. Collaborate with Procurement to identify and activate supplier risk management activities and to execute category sourcing strategies. Collaborate with Supply Planning to proactively identify capacity requirements over the strategic horizon and develop network plans that balance the network footprint. Collaborate with Supply Planning to optimize production sequencing and order quantities to deliver customer requirements and working capital optimization. Collaborate with R&E, Quality, Planning and Procurement to achieve operational qualifications, on-time start of production, inventory pre-build, and on-time start of ship for innovation and renovation projects. Be able to work in a matrix organization, able to influence, steer and collaborate with cross functional teams and ability to problem solve with pragmatic solutions. Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations Management, or Supply Chain Management. 5+ years combined experience within supply chain operational functions (i.e., manufacturing, logistics, engineering, planning, or procurement/sourcing) Capable of traveling unsupervised globally and regionally up to 30%. Excellent project management skills. Effective and influential communication (verbal and written) in English language. Willingness to flex work hours as necessary to engage with global teams and supply partners. Strong presentation and influencing skills to different levels of stakeholders.*Differentiating** Manufacturing and/or engineering experience Demand and supply planning experience Network strategy design and transformationCompany and Location Information:Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, nearly a quarter of the world’s population trust Kimberly-Clark’s brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.
1 or No. 2 share positions in 80 countries.This opening is for a position in the LaGrange, Georgia facility that is part of the Global Nonwovens business within Kimberly-Clark. The Global Nonwovens business focusses on providing workplace solutions that are healthier, safer, and more productive. Kimberly-Clark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy.
For a complete overview, see [www.mykcbenefits.com](http://www.mykcbenefits.com/).* *Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. No waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.* *Diverse income protection* *insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise.
We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 or [kcchrprod@service-now.com](mailto:kcchrprod@service-now.com) for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
